Sunday, August 02, 2015, 1:27 p.m.

In 1st ruling, justices toss 2-law use in suit

By JESSE J. HOLLAND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued its first opinion of the new term, saying a lawyer cannot combine two laws to sue the federal government for violating identity-theft protection laws banning the printing of credit-card numbers and expiration dates on receipts.